Magazine hammer



July 31,1928. v 1,678,680

G. PATTON MAGAZINE HAMMER I Filed Aug. 8, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 July 31, 1928.

s. PATTON MAGAZINE HAMMER Filed Aug. 8, 1927 Inv enmr Geog-ye .PaZZOW,

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 31, 1928.

v UNITED- STATES GEORGE PATTON, OF BICKN ELL, INDIANA.-

MAGAZINE HAMMER.

Application filed August a, 1927. Serial No. 211,508.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in magazine hammers, and has for its primary object to provide a ham mer of this type that is constructed with feeding and delivery mechanism for the nails or tacks.

A further and important object contemplates the provision of means of such a na ture as to feed successively the tacks or nails to the delivery mechanism, which mechanism is manually operable to deliver the tacks or nails one at a time into final position against the head of the hammer.

Further, the invention contemplates the provision of a magazinehammer, wherein the nails or tacks may be almost entirely driven into the work by holding the hammer in one position, and striking a blow against the work, whereupon the shock of the blow releases the nail or tack from that particular end of'the hammer head, after which the tool may be inverted so that'the opposite end of the head may be struck against the nail or tack to complete the driving operation.

' The invention further aims to provide a magazine hammer which is of relatively simple construction," and inexpensive of.

manufacture, but yet highly efficient in operation, the device consisting but of few parts so co-related as to reduce the possibility of disarrangcment to a minimum.

With the foregoing and other objects in view .as the nature of the invention will be better understood,fthe same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view mainly in longitudinal section of my improved magazine hammer,

the feeding mechanism being disclosed in normal position to permit the tack that has been fed to the end of the head, to be driven into the work. i

. Fig. 2 is a view mainly in side elevation but disclosing the major portion of the head in section, and disclosing the feeding mechanism in the position of feeding a nail or tack to a point projected from the end of the head sothat thesame may be driven.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the head of the hammer, taken substantially upon the broken line 33 of Fig. l, for more clearly disclosing the means for retaining the projected nail or tack in position to permit the driving thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4.-41 of Fig. 1 for more clearly disclosing the-construction of the feeding means. v

Fig. 5 is a reduced bottom plan view of the entire hammer, and

Fig. (Sis a transverse section through the hammer handle taken substantially upon the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Now having particular reference to the drawings, my novel magazine hammer consists of a handle 5 of suitable shape in cross section, equipped one end with a head 6 preferably formed integrally with said handle.

As clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, this head 6 is constructed to provide at one end, an-enlarged'circular portion 7, and at its othercnd with a smaller circular portion 8 the purpose of which will'be hereinafter the enlarged end 7 of said head 6 intermediate the ends of said slot 9 is formed with a relatively large circular opening 10.

Slidable longitudinally within this slot 9 is a block 11 that is formed adjacent its forward end with a vertically extending circular opening 12 for a purpose hereinafter more fully described. The handle 5 is formed throughout its length with a horizontal circular bore 13, that'merges into a curved bore 14, extending vertically through the head 6, the lower end thereof tern'1inat-' ing at a point directly in registration with the opening 10 in the bottom surface of said enlarged end f thehead 6, see Figs. 1 and 2.

Swivelly connected to the rear end of the handle 5 at the teunination of the bore 13 therethrough, asat 15, is a flexible tubelG of any puedetermined length that hascommunication with a source of nail or tack supply, it being obvious that the nails or tacks, as indicated by the reference character A, in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are arranged.

within the bore point foremost while the heads of the nails or taeks'are engaged by the points of the next succeeding nails or tacks, with the obvious result that as the same are forced into the bore 13, the pre- 'more fully described. The. largerend 7 of ceding ones will be caused to travel forwardly to the bore 13,- and the bore 14 in the ban die 5 and head 6 respectively.

Detachably securedto the bottom'surface of the handle 5 directly in back of the head 'ly as at 19 and arranged at the end of this downturned portion within a vertical bore formed in the rear end of the previously mentioned sliding block 11.

The rear end of this rod 18 is bent upwardly alongside of the handle 5 and is so bent-as to provide a thumb piece. The rod 19 at a pointdirectly within the forward open end of the sleeve 17 is provided with an abutment 22, while arranged around the rod between this abutment and the rear end of the sleeve 17, is an expansible coiled spring 23 for the purpose of normally moving the downturned end 19 of the rod 18, in a forward direction for manifestly maintaining the block 11 in forwardly slid posi tion, so that the vertical opening 12 will be out of registry with the said I bore 14: of the opening 10 in the bottom wall of the enlarged end 7 of said head, see Fig. 1.

However, when the thumb piece 21 of the rod 18is drawn rearwardly against the action of the spring 23, said block 11 will be drawn rearwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 2, whereupon said opening 12 will register with the bore 14: and opening 10, to permit the nails or tacks to pass therethrough.

In order to maintain the foremost nail or tack in projected but attached relation with respect'to the hammer head 6, the enlarged end 7 at opposite sides of the block 11 are provided with tapered slots 2424, in the upper ends of which are pivotally arranged, depending arms 2525 which are normally maintained in relatively tight engagement with the side walls of the block 11 by springs The lower ends of these arms 25- 25 are formed with inwardly extending and slightly tapering fingers 27-27 for engagement beneath the block 11 and for engagement beneath the head of the particular nail or tack that has been permitted to ClI'OP'ZfFOHl the opening 12 from'the block 11 when the same is moved from the position indicated in Fig. 1, to that indicated in 2.

The thumb piece 12 is then released, whereupon the block 11 will return to the position indicated in Fig. 1, and thus afford an impact block for the particular nail or tack that has been projected. Obviously, that particular nail or tack may be driven into the work by the ordinary manipulation gagement of the head of the hammer with the work, the shock thereof will cause the said arms 2525 to swing away from the block 11 and consequently, the particular nail or tack that has been driven, so that the same will remain within the work.

This operation does notcompletely drive the nail or tackinto the work, but it is only necessary to turn the handle over so that the nail or tack may be given a further blow by the solid end 8 of said head 6.

In view of the foregoing description, when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will therefore be seen that I have provided a highly novel, simple, and highly efiicient type of magazine hammer that is well adapted for all of the purposes heretofore designated, andeven though I have herein shown and described the in vention as consisting. of certain detailstruo tural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that some changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of theapp-ended claims. g

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is g i 1. In a magazine hammer of the character described, a handle, a head arranged upon one end of the handle, a short slot in one end of the head, a block slidable within said slot, said handleand head being provided with communicating bores, the said bore terminating at the top of said slot and said handle bore extending throughout-the length of the handle and throughwhich the nails or tacks are to be fed, said block having an openlng extending vertically through the same and adapted to register with the head bore when the same is slid to one position within the slot, and means for detachably securing one nail or tack to the head directly beneath the block when the same is in opposite position so that said nail or tack may be driven into the work.

1 2. In a magazine hammer of the character described, a handle, a head arranged upon one end of the handle, a short slot in one end of the head, a block-slidable within said slot. said handle and head being provided with communicating bores, the said bore terminating at the top of said slot and said handle bore extending throughout the length of the handle and through which-the nails or tacks are to be fed,-said block'having an opening extendingvertically thru the same and adapted to register with the head bore when the same is slid to oneposition within the slot, means for detachably securing one nail or tack to the head directly beneath the block when the same is in op: posite position so that said nail or tack may be driven into the Work, said securing means being of such a construction, as to shake loose from the tacks under the impact of the hammer against the Work.

3. In a magazine hammer of the character described, a handle, a head arranged upon one end of the handle, a. short slot in one end of the head, a block slidable Within said slot, said handle and head being provided with communicating bores, the said bore terminating at the top of said slot and said handle bore extending throughout the length of the handle and thru Which the nails or tacks are to be fed, said block having an opening extending vertically through the same and adapted to register With the head bore when the same is slid into one position under the slot, means for detachably securing one nail or tack to the head directly beneath the block When the same is in opposite position so that said nail or tack may be driven into the Work, said securing means being of such a construction, as to shake loose from the tacks under the impact of the hammer against the Work, finger control means for moving the block to the last mentioned position, and automatic means for returning the block to the first-mentioned position, so that the catch Within the communicating-- head and handle bores cannot pass forwardly there-through.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

GEORGE PATTON. 

